George W. Bodenger
George has practiced healthcare law for over 20 years. His experience includes the representation of a diverse range of healthcare provider clients, including physicians, pharmacies, ambulatory surgical centers, sleep centers and laboratories concerning corporate, transactional and government enforcement (i.e., Department of Justice, OIG) matters. George works with clients on practice formations and sales, fraud and abuse and Stark Law counseling, buy-sell agreements, employment issues, group practice mergers and federal and state government investigations. George also has significant experience in third party payment disputes, representing healthcare providers in matters against the Medicare and Medicaid programs, as well as non-governmental payors.
George founded the Firm in January 2016. From 2005 through 2015, George was a Partner at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP, where he served as Chair of the Firm’s Healthcare Practice. From 1997-2000, George was Special Counsel and then a Partner from 2001 through 2005 at Duane Morris, LLP. Before entering private legal practice, George worked for several years at Ernst & Young in the firm’s healthcare management consulting practice, during which time he attended Temple Law School in the Evening Division. George’s public accounting and healthcare management consulting experiences complement his legal skills and allows him to bring a unique perspective to client matters from a strategy and financial management standpoint.
George is very involved with civic activities. He is a Board member and former Executive Committee member of the Anti-Defamation League, which fights Anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry and hatred through education and advocacy at local and national levels. George is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Peter’s Place, a non-profit organization that provides group bereavement counseling to children who have lost a parent or sibling. George is a past Board member and Treasurer of Family Support Services, a non-profit organization that combats child abuse in the City of Philadelphia.
Memberships
- Member, American Bar Association, Health Law Section
- Member, American Health Lawyers Association
Education
- J.D., Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law
- M.B.A., Drexel University
- B.S., Pennsylvania State University
Bar Admission(s)
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey